Christopher Szabo
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Budapest -
Responding to a question in parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the minister of police to prevent the “Step on the Gas” demonstration of the Bikers with National Feelings.
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Pretoria -
Martso Cloete, an 87-year-young lady realised a dream at the weekend when the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum took her on a 30 minute helicopter flight.
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Pretoria -
It might have been any first Saturday of the month at the South African Air Force Museum at Swartkop Air Force Base, Pretoria, but it turned out to be a special day with a one-of-a-kind aircraft making its debut and a surprise helicopter ride.
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Bangui -
The president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozize, has fled the capital, Bangui, after rebels of the Seleka coalition entered the city and clashed with members of an African peacekeeping force.
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Novi Sad -
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has responded to reports that it is ignoring the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia, where a rising tide of ethnically-based attacks have been reported against this minority.
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Budapest -
The youth wing of the current ruling party in Hungary, FIDESZ, called Fidelitas, has called on Amnesty International to respond to its frequent requests to ensure Serbs stop beating ethnic Hungarians in ethnically-mixed Vojvodina Province.
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Budapest -
Nations in the former East Bloc, now part of the EU, commemorated a day for the victims of Communism, which Hungarian President János Áder described as being ”conceived in crime”, while candlelight vigils are being held in the capital, Budapest.
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Atteridgeville -
Almost two decades into its democracy, South Africa is still working on reconciliation between the black majority and the white minority, while trying to come to a common interpretation of the past.
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Sofia -
In the midst of all the hype over who will be the next Pope, another ancient church is deciding on its leader. The little-known Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod has tied two candidates who will likely be elected in a runoff at a later date.
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Atteridgeville -
The tragedy of the South African Native Labour Corps in WWI was remembered by the South African Defence Force (SANDF) and veterans associations 97 years after the troopship SS Mendi was rammed in fog in the English Channel.
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Pretoria -
The Deputy Chief of the South African Air Force (SAAF), Major General Jerry Malinga says all 26 SAAB Gripen C and D fighters have been delivered to the Air Force.
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Pretoria -
The South African Air Force (SAAF), generally recognised as the second oldest air force after the British Royal Air Force, turned 93 on February 1, 2013.
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Bangui -
Representatives of the Central African Republic (CAR) government and rebel groups have agreed to a one-week truce, with the rebels demanding the CAR's president, Francois Bozize, step down, and that South African troops leave.
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Mogadishu -
A joint operation by NATO and the EU has captured a total of 20 pirates and with piracy hitting a three-year low, a key pirate leader has announced his retirement.
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Bangui -
South Africa has deployed 400 soldiers to the troubled Central African Republic, where a rebellion threatens to overthrow the elected government.
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Budapest -
At a ceremony held in protest against an April decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the Communist red star was not a symbol of tyranny, relatives and survivors of Hungary’s 1956 freedom fight stressed the reality of that tyranny.
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Veszpr -
A new dinosaur find from 85 million years ago, in the late Cretaceous Period, Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus, has been discovered in western Hungary.
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Pretoria -
The African Aerospace and Defence (AAD) expo is now in its second trade day with some 20,000 media and exhibitors vying for the country’s aviation and defence needs, while the South African military held a ‘mini war’ to showcase its abilities.
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Pretoria -
The Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD) 2012 Media Open Day has introduced accredited members of the media to the aircraft and military equipment at Africa’s biggest expo. An armoured vehicle has also been launched.
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Budapest -
One of the highest-ranking Communist war criminals to be detained has been placed under house arrest in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, on suspicion of violating the rules and customs of war, an arrest that has waited 18 years.
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